Act 02
Team Hiragi has been removed from the class production on the orders of the Kao Council. The remaining members are at a loss, is the merry company already in the midst of a crisis?! Kitahara tells Hoshitani and the others to see the experience as a tough life lesson, while Tatsumi and Team Hiragi make it clear that they regret the circumstances, having wanted to perform with the others. Hoshitani finds himself conflicted, happy for his friends, but wanting to find some way to perform together. In the midst of his inner conflict, Hoshitani has an encounter with an unfamiliar and mysterious person.